MLA Format 2017 Flashcards
(20 cards)
How many lines are included in a MLA heading?
4
Key you must press at the beginning of each paragraph
Tab
What size font does MLA use?
size 12 font
In MLA style, what would you include in the parentheses for a directly quoted in-text citation?
Author’s last name and page number
Where is the title of an assignment located in a paper using MLA format?
Centered at the top
True or False; URLs of electronic sources in a Works Citied List are enclosed in angle brackets like these: <>
False
True or False; You should include in the Works Cited, all of the sources that you read when conducting research, regardless of whether they were included within the paper.
False
The margins for an MLA paper are:
1” all the way around
True or False; One should site their sources and complete their Works Cited page as they progress through their paper
True
True or False; Wikipedia is a reliable source
False
True or False; You should end a sentence with a period before using an in-text citation
False
Where does one put the page number on an MLA paper?
Top right corner
The bibliography page:
is it’s own page
True or False; The title of your paper should be both centered and bolded
False
True or False; MLA is just one of the many ways to format a research paper
True
True or False; If an entry in a Works Cited List is longer than one line, the second and all other lines need to be indented half an inch. This is called a hanging indent.
True
True or False; An MLA Works Cited Page is alphabetised based on the title of the source
True
What font is used on an MLA paper?
Times New Roman
What should you do if there is no author for the work you are citing?
Use N.A. in place of the author’s name
If a source has more than one author, one of the choices MLA gives you is to use:
et al.
